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In the biography Vivien Leigh by Hugo Vickers, the author mentions an account David Niven wrote about Vivien’s complete nervous breakdown in Hollywood, 1953. Niven disguises Vivien’s name as “Missie” so as not to reveal her identity (most likely out of respect for their friendship while Vivien was alive). Here is his account of that ...
Although Vivien always maintained her Eaton Square flat in London, she would use Tickerage Mill, the five bedroom Queen Anne house next to us, as a haven from the sorrow of losing Olivier and the vicissitudes of middle age. She was 48 years old, but when she first opened the Mill kitchen door to me I thought she looked about 14.
Jul 4, 2011 · With Crawford you could figure 80 percent would be okay.” “The one I liked best to work with was Vivien Leigh. She was a thorough professional.” She was a thorough professional.” Along with Leigh, Willinger photographed the new stars that MGM cultivated in the early 1940s to replace old timers such as Garbo and Shearer who were retiring or Crawford who was being forced out of the studio.
Mar 22, 2010 · There’s something infinitely romantic and nostalgic about the whole thing. Apparently Waterloo Bridge was a favorite for both Leigh and Taylor, and they enjoyed working together for a second time (the first time being on A Yank at Oxford in 1938). Watching this film, it is easy to see why the two stars had fond memories of it.
Olivia De Havilland. I first met Vivien in David Selznick’s office, on the eve of David’s announcement to the world that he had at last found Scarlett (Vivien) and Melanie (myself). The purpose of the meeting was not only to introduce his two leading ladies to each other, but to photograph them together as well, so that the picture could go ...
A whirlwind visit to America with a promise for the future from these two who lived and served on borrowed time–Vivien and Laurence Olivier. by Radie Harris Photoplay, October, 1946. It was a cold, drizzly morning in early May. At La Guardia Airport, a group of us huddled together anxiously watching the clouded sky.
Mar 25, 2022 · Leigh, who was born in India to British parents, was sent away to boarding school in England at the age of 6. There have been numerous studies on the negative effects boarding school has on young children. It makes them into people who have difficulty trusting or emotionally connecting to anyone, and that can certainly contribute to mental health problems later on.
Mar 21, 2024 · A Quote: Clark charged his pal with slave-driving tactics, commenting loudly on the cruelty making him carry Vivien Leigh up a flight of stairs 22 times: “Clark,” retorted Fleming, “I’ll let you in on a secret…. The third take was okay–you carried her upstairs the other 19 times for exercise!”
